Fertilizer-distributer.



PATENTBD JAN. 29, 1907. I w. A. FREEMAN.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTBR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1906.

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WILLIAM A. FREEMAN, OF SYCAMORE, GEORGIA.

FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 29, 1907.

Application filed June 22, 1906. Serial No. 322,919.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. FREEMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sycamore, in the county of Turner and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fertilizer-Distributers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements infertilizer-distributers, and is adapted more particularly to be used indistributing that class of fertilizer known as guano and my object is toprovide means for depositing the fertilizer in a furrow.

A further object is to provide means for intermittently tilting thehopper, whereby the fertilizer will be deposited in a chute at regularintervals.

A still further object is to provide means for depositing the fertilizerat each side of the furrow when desired.

A still further object is to provide means for preventing the tilting ofthe fertilizer-receptacle.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved fertilizer-distributercomplete. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view thereof asseen from line 2 2, Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation thereof, and Fig.4 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference-numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 in dicates a beam,to which is secured a curved shank or standard 2, which is adapted tocarry the usual form of furrow-making shovel. (Not shown.) Rigidlysecured to the beam 1 and extending upwardly therefrom are standards 3and 4, said standards being brought together at their upper ends andsecured by means of bolts or the like 5, the aforesaid standards beingin pairs and disposed on each side of the beam. Pivotally mounted uponthe bolts 5 and between the standards is a hopper 6, said hopper havingan opening 7 in its rear end, through which is adapted to pass thecontents of the hopper.

A slide 8 is adjustably secured to the end of the hopper containing theopening 7, by which means the quantity of fertilizer passing through theopening 7 may be regulated, the slide being provided with an elongatedslot'9, through which takes a bolt 10, the bolt being passed through theend of the hopper and provided at one end with a wing-nut 1 1. Disposedaround the opening 7 is a spout 12, said spout being designed to conveythe fertilizer into a chute 13, from whence it is conveyed into thefurrow. The chute 13 is pivotally secured to a clip 14 at the rear endof the beam 1, the chutebeing held therein by means of bolts 15, thebolts being passed through the chute and clip and through suit ableguide-handles 16, extending from the beam.

An arm 17 is rigidly secured to one side of ,the hopper 6 and extendsrearwardly and downwardly therefrom and is provided at its lower endwith a tapered head 18, which is designed to extend into the path of aplurality of pins 19, disposed at intervals upon one face of a wheel 20,said wheel being in turn mounted upon a shaft 21, carried by bars 22,extending downwardly and rearwardly f1 om the beam 1.

By this construction it will be seen that when the device is movedforward the tapered head 18 will successively engage the pins 19 uponthe wheel 20, and thereby swing the hopper 6 upon its pivot-point andcause the contents of the hopper to be moved outwardly through theopening 7, the impact between the tapered head and each succeeding pingiving the hopper a jar, thereby causing the contents of the hopper tobe more readily fed through the opening 7.

The chute 13 may be adjusted so as to de posit the fertilizer at anypoint between the wheel 20 and the shank 2 by loosening the nuts 23 onthe bolts 15 and adjusting the chute as desired.

WVith certain kinds of grain and plants it is desirable to deposit thefertilizer to one side of the center of the furrow, so that thefertilizer will not come into direct contact with the grain or plants,and to this end I have pro,- vided a plate 24, which is substantially L-shaped, the body portion of which extends rearwar-dly from the shank 2and below the lower end of the chute 13, so that when the fertilizerdescends in the chute 13 the plate 24 will direct the same to each sideof the furrow and away from the 'grain or plants deposited therein.

rearwardly The late 24 is adjustably secured to the shank y means of abolt 25, the bolt also serving to secure the furrow-making shovel to theshank. When the device is being moved from place to place or when it isbeing moved backward in th furrow, the arm 17 is elevated until the head18 is out of engagement with the pins 19 by means of a rod 26, said rodbeing secured to one of the handles in any preferred manner, as bystaples 27. The upper end of the rod 26 is provided with a handhold 28,while the lower end thereof is provided with a lateral extension 29,which extends below and engages the arm 17, so that when the rod 26 iselevated the head 18 is disengaged or removed from the path of the pins19, thereby disposing the bottom of the hopper 6 horizontally with thebeam 1 and-preventing the discharge of the contents of the hopperthrough the opening 7.

- The periphery of the wheel 20 is kept clear of adhering soil by meansof a scraper 30, one end of the scraper being secured to the clip 14,while the opposite end thereof is disposed in juxtaposition to theperiphery of the wheel.

From the above construction it will be seen that I have provided a verycheap and durable device and one that will be positive in its operation.It will further be seen that the device may be easily controlled by theoperator, and while I have stated that the same is used moreparticularly in distributing that class of'fertilizer known as guano Idesire it to be understood that any class of disintegrated fertilizermay be used with equal success.

hat I claim is- 1. A device of the class described comprising a beam, ahopper having an opening at one end thereof pivotally mounted upon saidbeam and means to intermittently tilt and jar said hopper whereby thecontents thereof will be directed through said opening and additionalmeans to distribute the contents of the hopper at each side of a furrow.

2. A device of the class described comprising the combination with asupporting-beam a hopper on said beam, a chute, means to direct thecontents of said hopper into said chute and a shank secured to saidbeam, of a plate adjustably secured to said shank and below said chutewhereby the contents of the hopper will be distributed to each side of afurrow.

3. A device of the class described comprising a supporting-beam, ahopper Cpivotally mounted upon said beam, a chute a justably secured tosaid beam adapted to convey the contents of said hopper into a furrow, ashank secured to said beam, a plate adjustably mounted upon said shankand extending below the mouth of said. chute whereby the contents of thehopper will be distributed at each side of the furrow, and means to tiltsaid hopper whereby the contents thereof will be caused to flow into thechute.

4. A device of the class described comprising a supporting-beam,standards on said beam, a hopper pivotally secured between saidstandards, said hopper having an opening in one end thereof, a spoutaround said opening, a chute adj ustably secured to said beam and in thepath of said spout, means at the lower end of said spout to direct thecontents of the hopper to each side of afurrow, an arm secured to saidhopper, a tapered head at the lower end of said arm, a wheel carried bysaid beam, a plurality of pins on said wheel and in the path of saidhead whereby when the wheel is rotated the hopper will be tilted and thecontents thereof caused to flow through the opening therein, and meansto remove the head from the path of the pins.

In testimony whereof I have signed myname to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM A. FREEMAN.

Witnesses VIRG L A. FREEMAN, W. D. FOUNTAIN.

